I tried to post a description of the tests all day but RTF kept saying the token had expired. I'll have to type it all over again.

The Open started with a triple with two retired. The first bird down was the long retired in the middle thrown right to left along a ridge with a tree line in the background making the bird hard to see except at the top of the arc. The gunner was also very hard for the dogs to pick out. The second bird down was on the left thrown right to left from the right sight of a tree, behind the tree, into a pond with a splash. The long mark was hip pocket to the shorter retired. The flyer was off to the right and shot left to right. The line to the bird was through some wooden structures that looked like they could have been the frames for some sort of hunting blinds. Many dogs had hunts on the two retired birds.

The Amateur was a triple with one retired. The first bird down was the short bird on the left was thrown left to right hip pocket to the longer bird and the gunner sat in a neutral position facing the line. The next bird down was the long retired in the middle also thrown left to right. The Flyer was off on the right shot right to left. There was a lot of terrain to negotiate in the field with mounds or moguls, swales, and hills. Some dogs were bothered by the tightness of the lines between the two marks and banana'd around the shorter mark to reach the long one. Others overran the short mark and got the long one first and then backsided the short gunner and hunted there.

Callbacks to the land blind which, as Lynn said, is partially completed were:

Congratulations to all in the Amateur.. Chris Robles, Michael Moore, Marilyn Dalheim, Richard Underwood, and Ole Jackson. Well done!

Helen

SFLabs

02-03-2013, 05:56 PM

Congrats to all that placed but especially to Chris Robles and Magic Bloux Marker...Bloux is a TyRoux kid that just turned 3 years on Friday.....What a nice birthday present!! Very proud of you both!!

Kerry Lavin

02-03-2013, 08:07 PM

Thank you all for posting the information. Also, thank you to the members of the San Jose Club for working so hard and putting on such a great trial for us all to enjoy! Congratulations to all the finishers!

Lynn Moore

02-03-2013, 08:26 PM

what a great post........Kerry doesn't even mention that she won the Derby!!!

DEDEYE

02-03-2013, 10:41 PM

What about the derby?

helencalif

02-04-2013, 02:08 AM

Congratulations to Michael and Lynn Moore for Freedom's AFC title and for qualifying for the National Amateur.

Lynn Moore

02-04-2013, 06:55 AM

thanks Helen. All placements are up on EE. Thanks for all the help given to us with our five member club! We really appreciate everyone who helped marshal and ran lunches for us. Great grounds and judges, all around effort with beautiful weather.